QU launches series of educational training workshops for students, researchers

Qatar University, represented by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, has launched a series of educational training workshops for students and researchers at the university, which will last for a month.The series include seven training workshops presented by a group of academics and researchers at Qatar University. It focuses on the methods, ethics, and methodologies of writing solid, high-impact scientific research, in addition to shedding light on the necessary procedures for patent registration.In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Dr. Mariam Al Maadeed said that these workshops provide an excellent platform for researchers to learn the latest trends and approaches in their various fields, and to engage in meaningful discussions with colleagues and experts from a variety of disciplines.She stressed the importance of raising the level of scientific research writing skills among students and researchers at Qatar University and learning ways to increase the impact of research papers in the local and global scientific community, which will reflect on the university's status, reputation and international classification.The series started with two workshops, the first on "Writing a High Impact, Publishable Research Paper" by Director of Research Planning and Development Dr. Bassim Hammadi, which focused on the stages of writing the research paper from the moment the title was written, until its submission to the specialized scientific journal and then its acceptance.The second workshop was presented by Dr. Mohamed Emara, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Head of the Research Ethics & Integrity Department at the Research Planning and Development, it was titled "The Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and A-Z Institutional Biohazard Committee (IBC)"The workshop dealt with the precautions that must be paid attention to and the procedures that must be followed and specified by the Ministry of Public Health when conducting any scientific research that includes human or animal elements or results in biological waste, in addition to reviewing the way the university deals with these researches and the approvals that must be obtained.The third workshop was titled "Steps to improve the research article and improve its vision by researchers", and it is also presented by Dr. Bassim Hammadi. It was followed by the fourth workshop entitled "Strategy for writing an effective and heavily cited review article" by Dr. Aboubakr Abdullah Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Qatar University, Head of the Research Innovation and Excellence Office at the Universitys Research Planning and Development Department.The fifth workshop, presented by Dr. Abdelaziz Bouras Professor in Computer Science and Manager of Pre-Award Department at QU on "Writing a Successful Award Proposal".The sixth and seventh workshops focus on the issue of patents, with the first titled "Registering a Patent from Qatar University: What You Need to Know", and the second is "How can you formulate your own patent".